Sport

Calsher and Maya Dear will both be playing for the Hawks in 2026.

AFLW

‘You’re joking’: Why pick 57 was the tearjerker moment of this year’s AFLW draft

Known as the family club, Hawthorn took a punt on a basketballer/netballer who has deep ties to the brown and gold.

Ben Stokes bowls during training at the Adelaide Oval.

The Ashes

‘What other option do we have?’ Stokes demands more fight from Ashes rookies

by Will Macpherson

Mackenzie Arnold (right) with teammates Reyna Reyes (left) and Mallie McKenzie at the Portland Thorns.

Matildas

‘I’m just blocking it out’: After World Cup glory, Matildas star sees ugly side of social media

by Emma Kemp

Usman Khawaja with Travis Head during Tuesday’s net session.

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Australian cricket

Khawaja bats long as Cummins prepares to name XI for batting-friendly deck

by Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent

Perth’s Damon Heta is known for his theatrical entrances.

Darts

Perth darts showman doesn’t need the Ashes ‘Heat’

by AAP

AFL

Man on a mission: Andrew Welsh is determined to have Essendon again become an on-field force.

AFL 2026

Bombers members find their voice: Essendon end horror year with resounding vote

New president Andrew Welsh was one of the board members who had to seek re-election at the Bombers’ board table.

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by Jon Pierik

Dad's famed guernsey used to surprise AFLW darftee

Hawthorn surprises AFLW draftee Maya Dear with a brown and gold reveal.

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AFLW

‘You’re joking’: Why pick 57 was the tearjerker moment of this year’s AFLW draft

St Kilda will have the two highest-paid players in the AFL in 2026.

AFL 2025

Football first, debt second: The Saints said they wanted to get off ‘welfare’ but accepted extra AFL cash

by Jake Niall

Collingwood confirmed the resignation in a statement on Thursday morning.

AFL Briefing

AFL 2025

Magpies employee resigns after performing a lap dance on interstate trip

by Jake Niall and Michael Gleeson

Insight & Analysis

He’s prolific, pioneering, easy on the eye. But Usman Khawaja should retire now

Usman Khawaja has been an ornament to Australian cricket, but the time has come to put him back on the mantelpiece.

Greg Baum

Sports columnist

Since 1882, winning the Ashes has never been about entertainment

Douglas Jardine famously grasped the necessity of victory over all else, but Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have placed the emphasis on stress-free cricket. Is it too late for them to change tack?

Geoff Lawson

Cricket columnist

No nominations, no judges, no nothing: Even by FIFA’s standards, Trump’s award is a new low

The whole thing was a massive and toxic brain fart from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, setting a new world record for sycophancy that will define his reign.